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Welcome to Story Time Chess at School!

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Story Time Chess gets kids playing and loving chess through storytelling, starting at the surprising age of 3.

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Parents Love it

Story Time Chess at School brings parents into the learning process with cutting-edge lesson tracking and parent engagement features. When their kids come home with tales of kings and queens, parents will already be up-to-date on their progress and able to join in their child's chess journey.

Competitive advantage

Chess education has already become a standard enrichment activity in public and private primary / secondary schools. Story Time Chess’s ability to teach children as young as three how to play chess is a new development in early childhood education. Our partnerships have proven to give schools a competitive advantage by differentiating themselves with our unique program.

Increased enrollment & student retention

Schools that have the partnered with Story Time Chess have been able to both increase enrollment (more new students) as well as retain students through summer programs and following school years. Some schools have experienced over 100% increases in summer enrollment, accredited directly to the Story Time Chess program.

Students love it

Through the Story Time Chess program students learn how to play chess while developing a love and passion for the game. Don’t be surprised when your children rave about chess and the characters from our stories.

Seamless integration

We align our lessons and exercises with elements of your existing curriculum and activities that will be familiar to your students.

Strong marketing tool

Chess education in your school can be utilized as a strong marketing tool to increase the number of parent walkthroughs and to gain media spotlight. Schools partnered with Story Time Chess have been featured on news stations, including ABC and NBC.

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ABC News logo Seeing is believing! I watched a group of 3 and 4 year olds play chess."

CBS News logo "Checkmate! Chess is an old game with a new audience...3 and 4 year olds are learning how to win."

NPR logo "Tiny feet take big steps in chess."

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What you get

Lessons available

  • Core Curriculum Part 1: Piece Mechanics (10 lessons): How the pieces move, what they like to do, and their relationship to each other.
  • Core Curriculum Part 2: Basic Strategy (15 lessons): How to play a full game and what sequences to use in the beginning, sportsmanship, how to be friends when we play, how to win and lose, and how to make a plan.
  • Post-Core: King Deboulajae (6 lessons): Teaches students how to record their chess games using algebraic notation.
  • Post-Core: The King Shaky Saga (6 lessons): The King Shaky Saga teaches children about courage, grit, and perseverance when faced with hardship. Children learn the value of slowing down and thinking about their moves in important games.

Also included

  • Parent Engagement Portal: send updates to parents with summaries of what their child learned and exercises to do at home! Available for all lessons.
  • Welcome Pack: 5 Vinyl Chess Sets and Pieces + 3 Coloring Books with our Cast of Characters (US Schools Only)
  • Video Tutorials: Video tutorials on navigating and implementing the curriculum in your school.
  • Support: Contact us with any questions about the curriculum or how to implement in your school.